American tax officials

"Mr. President, I feel we can't let this continue. If things continue like this, disaster will befall us sooner or later."

Wilder's words made Padden's mood even heavier.

David's reputation in America is now too high, and his current style of doing things is basically ruthless and unstoppable.

They won't even give him face as president now.

If he were to actually clash with him, this kid might very well dare to attack him directly.

Just like last time, in order to force him to obediently sign the off-site tax avoidance bill, didn't this guy go to the vice president and reach some agreements with him, hoping to put pressure on him?

No, we need to make some preparations for this!

"Come back, Wilder, we really need to look into this!"

"I'm taking a private jet back now."

"..."

……

Two days later, at 77 Madison Avenue, the IRS’s exclusive courthouse in New York.

At this moment, a large number of media reporters have arrived at the scene.

Meanwhile, some prominent figures from the business and political circles who were invited to listen in also arrived here.

"Hello everyone, today is the day the IRS will hold a hearing for Governor Dalick, Mayor Andre, Commissioner Congua, and others. This matter has been on the minds of the entire United States for the past two days, so let's see what happens next."

Two days ago, news suddenly broke in New York that a trial was to be held against Governor Daleke, Mayor Andre, and other officials, and the IRS confirmed it the following day.

Today is the day of the court hearing.

Everyone is eagerly anticipating the outcome.

"Inspector General, Harold and Cornell have all come up with various excuses to avoid coming."

In a lounge in the courthouse, Munson approached David and spoke.

"Um?"

A cold glint flashed in David's eyes.

New York State has a total of 2 senators and 31 representatives.

He has essentially secured the two Senate candidates, led by Longman and Stevenson Ive, leaving only a handful of members of the House of Representatives.

Originally, I wanted to invite them here to use this court hearing to give them a shock, and then talk to them about the midterm elections.

But to my surprise, these people all pretended to be dead and didn't come. That's a bit disrespectful!

However, from this pleasing perspective, it's understandable that these people, unlike Longman and Stevenson, didn't directly jump out to oppose him.

However, being located in central New York State, it still has intricate connections with the Freemasonry group.

David is now openly threatening to send people from his own camp to prison, and he's acting like he's making an example of them. No wonder these people aren't going to come and support him.

Furthermore, if David can bring these people to trial, he might be able to bring them to trial as well. It's only natural that these people are afraid to come!

Fine, if they don't want to come, they don't want to come.

David is already in New York, do you think these people can hide from him now?

After he finishes dealing with Dalik and the others, he will naturally "take good care" of them!

Gathering his thoughts, David left the lounge and went to the judge's office not far away. He knocked on the door and went inside.

Inside, a woman around 40 years old was sitting. Upon seeing him enter, she immediately asked, "Is everything ready, Inspector General David?"

"I'm all set on my end, but I apologize for interrupting your vacation, Judge Arika."

Today was originally Judge Alika's day off, but because David had a court hearing scheduled for today, she had to be called back.

"No need to disturb you. I'd be more than happy to have a case like this that's attracting national attention."

For such high-profile cases, let alone taking a vacation, even if she were on maternity leave, she would have to crawl over from the hospital to participate.

"Alright, Judge Alica, the court session is about to begin. Let's go over the procedures first."

"it is good."

"..."

Twenty minutes later, it was exactly 10:00 AM.

By this time, most of the invited guests had arrived in the courtroom's public gallery.

In addition, several major media outlets that were granted permission also entered the scene and broadcast the event live.

"Hello everyone, this is the BBC. We've now entered the courtroom. The trial of Governor Dalick, Mayor Andre, Commissioner Congua, and others is about to begin. Let's see if the IRS can convict them..."

As the media reported, David and Alika entered the scene separately.

"Everyone stand up!"

Alica, dressed in her judge's robes, walked out of the courtroom corridor and, upon reaching her seat, said, "Sit down, bring the defendant!"

After he finished speaking, more than ten officials from New York State, including Dalik, Andre, and Congua, were brought out.

What many find intriguing is that this group of people remained relatively calm at this moment, seemingly unaffected by being named as defendants.

What's even more interesting is that after this group of people arrived, there was no sign of a defense lawyer appearing.

Although the IRS has a strong presence in court, defendants are still entitled to this basic right of legal counsel.

The fact that no defense lawyer has appeared can only be explained by one thing: they did it on purpose!

Many people at the scene were also deep in thought, wondering what these people were really planning.

"Defendant Kang Gua, this court now charges you with multiple crimes, including abuse of power, collusion with drug dealers, tax evasion, etc. What do you have to say?"

As Judge Alica began her remarks, all eyes in the room turned to the New York Police Commissioner.

What surprised people once again was that Kang Gua did not intend to speak and remained calmly silent.

"Defendant, you have the right to remain silent!"

David turned to look at David and said, "Now, please welcome Inspector General David to the stage to make his statement!"

David stepped forward, took out an envelope, and said, "Your Honor, you and everyone else probably remember the so-called Operation Thunder launched by the New York City Police Department a while ago. Inside are documents concerning the collusion between Chief Congua and some crime bosses during that operation. Please take a look!"

The law enforcement officers at the scene handed the documents to Alika on the stage.

After carefully examining the document for five or six minutes, Alika turned it over to the public and said, "Defendant, this document does indeed record some data related to you and some criminal groups in New York. Do you have anything to say?"

"According to the documents, Director Kang's so-called Daji criminal operation was actually based on some kind of agreement with those criminal groups?"

"This also involves millions of dollars in illicit transactions, and Director Kang Gua is probably in deep trouble now."

"..."

After the contents of the document were seen through the media's cameras, the New Yorkers watching were instantly in an uproar.

Although Kang Gua's face was somewhat gloomy, he remained silent.

Alica then looked at David and said, "Chief Inspector David, do you have anything to add?"

"Your Honor, the physical evidence is available, but in order to allow the public to understand more detailed evidence of the crimes committed in Congo, I would like to request that a key witness from the criminal group come forward to testify."

"permit!"

In the passageway, a man covered in tattoos, around 30 years old, was brought up.

"Witness, please begin your statement now."

"Yes, Your Honor, my name is Ruth Goldfried. Before Chief Inspector Conqua launched Operation Thunder, we..."

The man, named Ruth, explained the details of the previous operation by the New York City Police Department and its objectives, which immediately caused an uproar among people at the scene and online.

"I never expected that this Kang Gua would be this kind of person."

"That's terrifying! He actually colluded with these criminal groups. Thank goodness Inspector General David took him down, otherwise who knows what kind of trouble he would have caused in New York!"

"Tax evasion is already a serious offense, but this Director Kang Gua actually colluded with criminal groups and abused his power to campaign for certain candidates!"

"I even spoke up for him before, but now it seems our police chief was absolutely right to be taken away by the IRS!"

Seemingly sensing the whispers among the people present and the discussions online, Kang Gua finally showed a hint of unease.

"Defendant, do you have anything to refute regarding the witness's statement?"

Kang Gua remained silent.

This naturally raised questions among many people both at the scene and online.

The evidence is so conclusive that a verdict is about to be announced, how come you haven't said a single word?

Even if it were a dog being tried today, it might still bark twice at the courtroom.

Are you really just accepting your fate?

In short, everything that Kang Gua has shown so far has made everyone feel very strange.

Ignoring the crowd's thoughts, Alika on the stage stated directly, "Since the defendant is not making a statement, that's fine. We have both witnesses and physical evidence, and all the charges against him are established. The sentencing will follow later!"

With Alika's words, it meant that Congua had no chance of turning the tables, and what awaited him next was only prison.

"Governor Dalick, you are now charged with corruption, abuse of power, and tax evasion. What do you have to say?"

Alika's question instantly drew everyone's attention to Dalik.

But to everyone's surprise once again, Governor Dalik, like Yves, remained silent.

Ignoring him, Alika turned to David and said, "Chief Inspector David, it's your turn to present!"

David took the file folder from Munson and said, "Your Honor, this contains Governor Dalick's account at the Swiss Bank, as well as some transactions involving unexplained funds. Please take a look!"

Law enforcement officers took the document bag and handed it to Judge Alica.

About seven or eight minutes later, Alika, as before, first turned the document over to expose it to the media, and questioned Dalik: "Defendant, according to the investigation results in the document, these accounts are indeed yours, and there are large sums of money involved. Do you have any explanation for this?"

Dalik frowned slightly, but remained silent.

This left even the seasoned courtroom veteran, Alika, speechless. She then turned to David and asked, "Chief Inspector David, is there anything else to add?"

"Indeed, there are more. We've also found some key witnesses."

"Permission to appear in court is granted!"

Four men walked up from the passageway.

Many people present were familiar with these four individuals; three of them were senior executives from three well-known New York companies, and one was Dalik's executive assistant.

Upon seeing these people, a cold glint flashed in Dalik's eyes.

"Witnesses, please make your statements!"

"Yes, Your Honor!"

The lead witness stepped forward and said, "First, let me introduce myself. I am the vice president of PO Group. On the 2nd of last month, the state government had a tender, and our group... spent 200 million US dollars to learn about the internal price from Governor Dalick, thus winning the tender..."

The witness's words were spoken.

The scene erupted in uproar, both inside and outside the venue. Just moments before, many people had been questioning whether David truly possessed evidence of Governor Dalick's crimes.

However, based on the previous information and the witness testimonies now, it is proven that the governor did indeed commit crimes such as abuse of power, bribery, and tax evasion.

As I pondered this, the first witness finished testifying, and then the second witness stepped onto the platform and said, "Your Honor, my name is..."

"..."

About ten minutes later, all four witnesses finished giving their testimonies.

Dalik's assistant was the most eye-catching among them. He revealed all of Dalik's bribery, abuse of power, tax evasion, and even keeping several mistresses over the years.

This caused Dalik's face, which had been maintaining a deep and serious expression, to gradually become distorted.

"Based on the documents and witness testimonies, the defendant, Dalik, has indeed committed numerous tax evasions and other crimes. Defendant, are you sure you don't want to defend yourself?"

Dalik touched his lips together, but ultimately seemed to have thought of something and didn't speak.

"Very well, this court will assume you have admitted to the crime. We will now proceed with your sentencing. Defendant Stevenson, this court now charges you..."

Following Congua and Dalik, Stevenson, Andre, and others were also interrogated in the following period.

What's increasingly interesting to everyone is that these people seem to have reached a consensus: no matter how much Alika interrogates them, they have no intention of arguing or even clarifying anything.

Alica has been in the profession for seven or eight years, and this is the first time she has encountered such a situation in court.

Those present at the scene, as well as those watching via live stream, were equally bewildered by the situation, wondering what Dalik Congua and his group were up to. (End of Chapter)